Heritage Railway - 2022-09-27

• Thank you, ma’am, for 70 years’ service
• Severn Valley autumn steam gala feels the effect of summer heat
• Headline News
• Celebratio­ns as SVR’s Hagley Hall is officially relaunched
• Bridgnorth Shed’s £475k major upgrade is now complete
• Great Central to close during March 2023
• Awdry grant given to Teddy
• Insufficie­nt bookings lead to new date for Clun Castle’s ‘S&C’ journey
• Standard mogul for the Bluebell’s Giants weekend
• Somerset & Dorset Trust buys a 9F for Midsomer Norton
• Marathon effort from dedicated team sees 6695 return to steam
• Pathfinder Railtours adds one final trip for 2022 – and a Deltic main line return!
• Contractor dies on cliff railway
• Weardale buys a Pacer from Wensleydal­e
• Cautious optimism after KESR trials eco-friendly coal substitute
• Rising costs ‘could lead to the loss of heritage venues’
• Walk-up passenger numbers halve during Moorsline’s diesel summer
• Community’s ‘coming together’ for return of Welshpool’s annual gala
• West Somerset autumn gala is cancelled due to economic climate
• Moorsline welcomes back Sir Nigel Gresley after seven-year absence
• Autumn gala swansong for popular Churchward before overhaul withdrawal
• MP backs growing calls for railway’s return into Holt
• Making tracks to Ardingly? Bluebell proposals for westward extension are revealed at consultati­on
• Drone technology and solar power to cut energy costs of heritage lines
• Two new apprentice­s join up to Moorsline’s funded scheme
• Ventnor West restaged during Wight gala
• Orenstein & Koppel takeover at Old Kiln Light Railway’s double celebratio­ns
• Flying Scotsman’s visit to Swanage kick-starts a special centenary year
• New Weardale rail link plan is submitted to Whitehall
• Swanage youth group marks 25 years by looking to future
• Tinkerbell’s overhaul is no magic spell!
• Carriage restoratio­n is boosted by glass donation
• Shackersto­ne Peak lives on as source of parts
• Could Coronation tram mark new king’s coronation?
• Strong start to unique GCR Barnum coach’s £50k restoratio­n campaign
• Debut, return, and farewells at Blaenavon’s biggest gala yet
• Three-day event at Spa Valley for steam, diesel and real ale fans
• Millers Dale goods shed declared as officially open and welcoming visitors
• Railcar boost for Dereham’s DMU group
• Bringing on the next generation: Art Deco tube trips return
• DERBY LIGHTWEIGH­T SURVIVOR VISITS LOUGHBOROU­GH
• Largest gathering for L&YR locos on tour this autumn
• Diesel takeover leads to Llangollen Railway success
• Commons leader’s visit to Locomotion showcases ‘fantastic’ rail heritage
• Standard 76077: a 2-6-0 once more
• MPs voice support for the national Love Your Railway campaign
• Homebound ‘emergency’ rescue for LNWR royal saloon
• ‘Night Owl’ and SECR headliners set to attract worldwide interest
• DVLR chairman hails record visitor numbers
• Fermanagh Railway Heritage Volunteers celebrate silver jubilee
• ‘World first’ Edge Hill station site becomes a scheduled monument
• J21 swelling fleet signals Stainmore ambition
• First World War family link for couple visiting Lincolnshi­re’s Skegness line
• Two guests for Severn Valley’s diesel gala
• Iron ore tippler train in Northampto­n gala debut
• Talyllyn long service award is presented… at Launceston line instead
• No. 10000 project reaches new heights
• ‘Half-cab’ boiler for Tyseley overhaul
• Ffestiniog line ‘best in Europe’
• Lost Edinburgh turntable is uncovered by archaeolog­ists
• Rememberin­g three crewmen who died in Western Queen crash of 1963
• East Midlands Railway team rerails Ecclesbour­ne engine
• Remember the Colonel – helping heritage lines through grant-giving
• Wensleydal­e appeal launched to replace prewar track to Redmire
• SEVERN VALLEY AUTUMN STEAM GALA FEELS THE EFFECT OF SUMMER HEAT
• RECREATING A BABY DELTIC
• ‘Spirit of the Lakes’ tours from West Coast Railways
• ‘Aberdonian’ dates announced following new agreement
• A SECR 0-6-0 back on the main line!
• New Dartmoor Line clocks up 120k journeys and exceeds all expectatio­ns
• Dublin-Belfast Enterprise marks 75 years
• Dawlish sea wall rebuild passes major milestone
• Overhaul of the Duke continues to progress
• Farewell to Frank Santrian, footplatem­an who drove Harry Potter movies train
• Historic Victorian footbridge at Beverley is closed amid restoratio­n plans for next year
• Class 56 farewell to ‘Grids’ tour delayed by strikes
• Steam Dreams tour to Portsmouth cancelled
• Beeson model masterpiec­es steam right to the top
• ‘No slowing down’ as steam and diesel make five figures
• Evening Star and Royal Scot head models’ charts
• One-off single collection sale works a treat
• Peak sales time for Class 45 diesel nameplates
• William Dean to deliver the goods in London
• IoW 6d ticket sells for £360
• European traction variety proves to be main draw in slide show auction
• Railwayana Auction Calendar
• New Yarmouth exclusive for the Isle Of Wight
• Talyllyn for 009
• NRM’s Wonderlab will inspire museum visitors of all ages
• The ‘lost’ S15 in Dai Woodham’s scrapyard
• We should replicate the original and historical Beddgelert
• Whatever happened to Bardney station re-erection plans?
• Whitstable Harbour’s SECR gates that now lead to... nowhere!
• The County Donegal Remembered
• The Great Western Steam Retreat: Chasing the Final Steam Trains in BR’s Western Region, Wales and the Welsh Marches
• Rails Across the Harbour: Folkestone and its Branch Line
• A Detailed History of the LMS Royal Scot 4-6-0s
• Railways of the East Midlands Railways of Derbyshire Railways of Leicesters­hire
• The St Ives Branch Line: A History
• OPERATIONA­L HERITAGE LINES AND MUSEUMS
• Railway Museums
• BUSTITUTIO­N? Just find another resort!
• BR sign points the way to a rainy day

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